Get a preview of B-Roll from Signature Theatre's production of In Clay.

On December 12, fans of New Line Cinema’s holiday film “Elf” filled Times Square to celebrate the first annual “December the TwELFth” franchise moment, reliving the holiday classic’s timeless charm …

McKenzie Kurtz has been enjoying a longer-than-expected run as “demon queen of high school” Heather Chandler in Heathers The Musical at New World Stages Off-Broadway. The musical black comedy is an adaptati…

The trajectory of the new musical Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) seems straight out of a movie. The musical, from an unknown team, first premiered in 2019 in the small town of Ipswich in the U.K. …

Playbill Exclusive: Gillian Pensavalle debuts first look at The Hamilcast's 8-week final chapter featuring the return of Lin-Manuel Miranda, Thomas Kail, Alex Lacamoire & Andy Blankenbuehler. After ten years an…

The R&B singer-songwriter joined the Alicia Keys musical at the Shubert Theatre beginning December 4, 2025.

The Classic Stage Company's revival of The Baker's Wife officially opened the Off-Broadway company's 2025-2026 season November 11. West Side Story Oscar winner, Broadway favorite, and frequent Tony Awards host …

Disney Cruise Line's newest ship, the Destiny, has officially set sail and Playbill has an exclusive look at its version of Hercules. No, this isn't the version that's playing in the West End, it's the one spec…

Playbill Exclusive: Get a first look and listen at Mary Kate Morrissey singing the Act 1 finale from Disney's Frozen, currently running at Paper Mill Playhouse until January 11

James Joseph O'Neil is the miserly Scrooge in Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen's comedic (and localized) spin on the Dickens classic, running at the California Theatre through December 28, 2025.

Watch Broadway stars Sam Tutty and Christiani Pitts perform the holiday-themed showtune from the Broadway production of Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York).

Five-time Tony nominee Brian d'Arcy James is no stranger to an emotional rollercoaster. While James is particularly prized for his heartbreaking appearances in Titanic, Next to Normal, The Ferryman, and Days o…

Nicholas Braun (formerly of HBO's Succession) is currently starring in a play called Gruesome Playground Injuries. So naturally, Playbill had to ask him to about his own memorable work injuries, to which he exc…

First seen nationally on The Voice, where she was part of Team Kelly, Kelsie Watts is currently performing as Jane Seymour in SIX: The Musical at the Lena Horn Theatre. In 2019, Kelsie Watts was singing at the …

The Grinch brought his signature holiday mischief to RiseNY for a torch performance and meet & greet, celebrating the 19th season of the acclaimed touring production, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas…

This year’s finalists and their respective plays include Barbara Bergin for Dublin Gothic, Hannah Doran for Meat Kings! (Inc.) of Brooklyn Heights, Amy Jephta for A Good House, Frances Poet for Small Acts of …

When asked about starring in Liberation on Broadway, a play about women and overseen by women, actor Betsy Aidem gasps: "The female energy is just delicious!" she exclaims. Liberation is about a group of femini…

Get an inside look at & Juliet's third anniversary on Broadway November 18, which culminated in a special curtain call performance of Ariana Grande's "Yes, And?" by current and past Juliets Gianna Harris, Maya …

November 17 was the New York premiere of Wicked: For Good. Sure, temperatures were around 40 degrees, but that didn't stop attendees at the event from feeling the magic. And Playbill was on the scene at Lincoln…

Maria Callas... Leontyne Price... Shaggy and Sting? Yes, they may be better known as recording artists, but both are bound for NYC's Metropolitan Opera, one of the genre's preeminent venues, for a newly revise…

They're about to go the distance, literally. Disney Cruise Line's newest ship, the Destiny, will sail on its maiden voyage November 20, and Playbill has a first look at its version of Hercules. No, this isn't t…

Rob Lake Magic with Special Guests the Muppets, currently running at the Broadhurst Theatre on Broadway, is bringing together a heart-stirring combination of excitement for audiences of all generations. For the…

All you have to do is say her name, and suddenly, she's there. Social media influencer Trisha Paytas begins her run as Maxine Dean in the Broadway return of Beetlejuice the Musical from November 4, and she sat …

When the press got to meet with the cast and creators of Broadway's new high-grossing Chess revival prior to the start of previews, the Broadway favorites told Playbill they think they've finally solved the tri…

Tony winner Jane Krakowski has returned to Broadway after nine years away. Until January 4, Krakowski will be at the Lyceum Theatre starring in Oh, Mary!, Cole Escola’s unhinged historical fantasia about Mary…

RiseNY, in a partnership with Playbill, hosted an unforgettable celebration of Chicago's nearly three decades on Broadway! Watch Sophie Carmen-Jones, Rachel Schur, and Nakiya Peterkin perform highlights from …

Ali Louis Bourzgui's debut album Becomes a Home is now available via Joy Machine Records. The release is a concept album Bourzgui has made with Joey D'Amore, collectively the band Resident Lightweight. Each son…

To achieve Elphaba's iconic green hue, Wicked star Lencia Kebede requires the aid and artistry of Wicked Makeup Supervisor Christa Kaimimoku-Wong and Hair Department Head Mary Kay Yezerski-Bondoc. The sisterhoo…

Michael Urie, Craig Baldwin, and the cast of Richard II at Red Bull Theater discuss their take on Shakespeare's classic, and why it's set in the 80s.

Get a sneak peek of Kristin Chenoweth and the cast of the upcoming Stephen Schwartz musical Queen of Versailles.

Stephen Schwartz is currently in the middle of a career resurgence: "Wicked: For Good" (adapted from his long-running Broadway musical of the same name) opens in movie theatres November 21, his newest musical "…

Everyone's favorite marmalade-loving bear is coming to London's West End beginning November 1, 2025.

The live-looped musical is at Minetta Late Theatre via Audible Theater through November 1, 2025.

Taylor Trensch, Kerry Butler, and Gabi Carrubba lead the new revival of the cult favorite Laurence O'Keefe-Keythe Farley-Brian Flemming musical at New York City Center through November 9, 2025.

Social media sensation Gianmarco Soresi payed a visit to Playbill earlier this month to share stories from his new show, Theatre Adult, and pay tribute to the theatre kids that make up much of his audience. Th…

How’s your heart? Playbill has an exclusive look at “Crush” from the Off-Broadway encore run of Douglas Lyons and Ethan D. Pakchar's Beau The Musical, which began performances October 13 at St. Luke's The…

"Little Bear Ridge Road" on Broadway releases its first look at the production. Currently running at the Booth Theatre ahead of an October 30 opening night, the play by Samuel D. Hunter stars Laurie Metcalf. Jo…

Above, see Alysha Umphress, Jordan Donica, and the cast perform "Shoeless Joe From Hannibal, Mo" from "Damn Yankees." Arena Stage's premiere of Richard Adler, Jerry Ross, George Abbott, and Douglass Wallop's c…

Production footage has been released for the new North American tour of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, led by Cayleigh Capaldi as Maria Rainer, Kevin Earley as Captain Georg von Trapp, Tony Award nominee Christiane Noll a…

Douglas Sills and the cast of Signature Theatre's Fiddler on the Roof perform the iconic song, "Tradition." Performances run from November 4th through January 25th at Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia.

The cast of New York City Center's gala presentation Bat Boy, including original cast member Kerry Butler, performs two numbers from the upcoming production. Enjoy performances of "Three Bedroom House" and "Hol…

Get a first look at the Theatre Under The Star's production of the William Finn musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, starring Tony nominee Kevin Cahoon.

Thomas Doherty, who starred in HBO Max's Gossip Girl reboot, made his New York stage debut as Seymour in the hit Off-Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors last month. The actor joined Emmy nominee Madelin…

The Laurence O-Keefe-Keythe Farley-Brian Flemming musical plays New York City Center October 29-November 9, 2025.

The Phantom of the Opera Andrew Lloyd Webber musical is gearing up for a new North American tour, and Playbill has an advance look! Watch the video above to see the cast sing "Masquerade," Isaiah Bailey perf…

Arena Stage's premiere of a new adaptation of Richard Adler, Jerry Ross, George Abbott, and Douglass Wallop's Damn Yankees began performances September 9. With a revised book by Will Power and Doug Wright and n…

New York City’s immersive attraction RiseNY hosted an unforgettable Playbill Torch Song performance on Friday, October 10, to celebrate the one-night-only benefit I Put a Spell on You, featuring performances …

Dylan Mulvaney is used to being screamed at by strangers online. How does she deal with it? By writing a one-person show, of course! "Once you laugh about it, that's when you actually can start healing...," say…

The London hit musical Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) is heading to Broadway, and Playbill has an early look at three tracks from the romantic musical comedy. The show will play Broadway's Longacr…

"Kiss of the Spider Woman," based on the Broadway musical of the same name, will be released in movie theatres October 10. The soundtrack, featuring new songs from John Kander and Fred Ebb, is out now. Above, s…

A new revival of Samuel Beckett's absurdist masterpiece Waiting for Godot officially opened at Broadway's Hudson Theatre September 28. The limited engagement is scheduled to continue through January 4, 2026. Di…

They may not have a lot, but at least they've got each other! Tony nominee Jordan Donica and Ana Villafañe are currently starring opposite each other in a new adaptation of Damn Yankees, and Playbill has an ex…

Get an exclusive look at “Wade in the Water Remix” from Mexodus—the live-looped hip-hop musical from Nygel D. Robinson and Brian Quijada about the Underground Railroad that led south to Mexico—in perfor…

Creator and executive producer Jay Armstrong Johnson and producers Andy Jones, Joe Hornberger, and Shannon Molly Flynn have released a haunting music video for the 10th anniversary celebration of “I Put a Spe…

If you're sad you missed Good Night, and Good Luck on Broadway starring George Clooney, you're in luck. Back on June 7, the stage production was filmed by CNN and broadcast on the network. And now that live sta…

Robin De Jesús' latest project, Black Rabbit, he plays a chef named Tony who works in a trendy New York restaurant, run by two brothers played by Jude Law and Jason Bateman. In the interview above with Playbil…

This past September, Musical Mayhem Productions produced BEETLEJUICE JR., licensed by Music Theatre International, with over 96 cast members! Part of the company’s Broadway Junior collection of musicals, BEET…

Before she was a two-time Tony Award winner, Victoria Clark was an understudy, and a Jellicle cat. "Before [Light in the Piazza], I think I was seen as the sassy, funny girl who could belt and kind of sing anyt…

The cast and creators of Off-Broadway's upcoming Romy & Michele: The Musical met the press September 29 to give a sneak peek of the screen-to-stage musical, and Playbill's cameras were there! See the company—…

The new pop-rock musical comedy Mythic officially opens at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park September 25, 2025.

Tracking the Tony winner's tumultuous year opening Hamilton on Broadway, Satisfied will screen at U.S. movie theatres September 30-October 2, 2025. Find a screening near you at FathomEntertainment.com.

Jessica Vosk feels like she’s been “hit by a lot of double-decker buses.” But, in a good way. Not only is she about to kick off a week of performances as Jersey in Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen on Broad…

In celebration of Little Shop Day, September 21st, the cast of the Off-Broadway production performs Mean Green Mother From Outer Space on the set of the Westside Theatre.

TikTok star Cheryl Porter is currently making her Broadway debut as Angélique in the Tony-nominated & Juliet. Porter, a vocal coach and a popular purveyor of singing advice on social media, with 22 million fol…

The Tony Award-winning Best Musical Hadestown welcomed an entirely new principal cast to the Walter Kerr Theatre earlier this month, and Playbill Director of Social Media Jeffrey Vizcaíno recently had the chan…

Zora Neale Hurston's play Spunk is getting its first-ever full staging at Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut. The play, which also features songs written by Hurston herself, runs October 3�…

The Tony-winning Anaïs Mitchell musical continues its run at the Walter Kerr Theatre.

See Broadway's Robert Lenzi as Patrick Batemen in a revised version of Duncan Sheik and Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's American Psycho sing "Morning Routine" above. Directed by Joe Calarco, the revival is playing Tex…

Tarell Alvin McCraney's The Brothers Size first premiered in 2007 at The Public Theater Off-Broadway, and is now celebrating its 20th anniversary with a new production at Off-Broadway's The Shed. Inspired by fi…

Broadway's new revival of Yasmina Reza's Art, currently in previews and headed for a September 16 opening night at the Music Box Theatre, has stars Bobby Cannavale, Neil Patrick Harris, and James Corden playing…

Go inside the recording studio with Just In Time's stars Tony winner Jonathan Groff and Erika Henningsen.

This past April, Wellesley Theatre Project in Massachusetts produced Hadestown: Teen Edition, licensed by Concord Theatricals. This full-length Teen Edition of Anaïs Mitchell’s haunting, jazz-inflected folk …

Six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald (aka the queen of Broadway) looks back on her unparalleled stage career, from The Secret Garden to Gypsy, and reveals which musical changed her life (it isn't the one y…

Bella Coppola of Broadway's Smash co-stars with Mister Fitzgerald in her debut single and music video "One Night Stand." The video is directed by Camille Duvall with music direction and assistant direction by B…

Times Square’s immersive attraction RiseNY hosted an unforgettable Playbill Torch Song performance on Wednesday, August 21, featuring Broadway favorite Kerry Butler (Heathers the Musical, Bat Boy, Mean Girls,…